Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
13 Sep 2023
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Press release on the Autumn Statement.
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
17 Nov 2022
Sewage in our Rivers
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
14 Sep 2022
Multi Million Boost for Rochdale Schools!
Schools in the Rochdale Borough will benefit from an investment estimated at around £150,000,000 after it was announced that the Building Schools for the Future Bid was successful. The bid which is set to transform schools in the Borough has now got the green light and now the Council must now move onto the next stage. The money is set to revolutionise schools in the Borough, but comes with some tough decisions and now it expected that talks will be escalated in the possible merger of Balderstone Technology College and Springhill High School.
15 Dec 2006
Brain model helps fight disorders
Scientists at Sheffield University have developed a computer model of the human brain to help doctors learn more about disorders such as Parkinson's disease.
14 Dec 2006
Menzies Campbell speech on Britain's relationship with Europe and the US
In his first major speech on Europe since becoming Liberal Democrat Leader, Menzies Campbell accused both Labour and the Conservatives of stifling the debate regarding our relationship with Europe.
14 Dec 2006
"Post offices announcement is a real blow to rural communities" - Farron
The Department of Trade and Industry has today announced that up to 2,500, mostly rural post offices are to be closed over the coming years. The news comes as a huge blow to rural communities, many of whom have the village post office as their heart.
14 Dec 2006
Gurkhas Descend on Downing Street
Police estimate around 1,000 Gurkhas have arrived in London to march from Parliament Square to hand deliver a letter to the Prime Minister at Downing Street this morning. The Gurkhas are protesting about the Government's failure to properly honour the right for retired Gurkhas to become citizens of the UK on retirement and to protest about the low pensions paid to retired Gurkhas.
14 Dec 2006
Thousands of cancer patients lose their homes
New research out today shows one in seventeen (6%) people lose their home after being diagnosed with cancer and one in six (18%) have difficulties in keeping up with their mortgage or rental payments, according to Macmillan Cancer Support. For those with cancer who are self-employed, the figure is higher still with one in nine (11%) losing their home. Each year over 250,000 people are diagnosed with cancer in the UK.
14 Dec 2006